[[Image:TexasHuntCourthouse.jpg|thumb|right|297px]][http://www.huntcounty.net/ Hunt County Courthouse]<br> PO Box 1316; <br>Greenville, TX 75401<br> Phone.903.408.4130<br>&nbsp;<br> County Clerk has birth, death and burial from 1903, marriag and land records from 1846, probate records from 1800’s, military records form early 1900’s and court records from 1967; District Clerk has divorce records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Hunt County, Texas. Page 666 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>

== History ==

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'''1846--'''Hunt County was created 11 April 1846 from [[Fannin_County,_Texas|Fannin ]]and [[Nacogdoches_County,_Texas|Nacogdoches]] Counties. '''County seat:''' Greenville <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

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'''1846--'''Hunt County was created 11 April 1846 from [[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin and]] [[Nacogdoches County, Texas|Nacogdoches]] Counties. '''County seat:''' Greenville <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

A Fire, Supposed to be the Work of an Incendiary, Breaks out at 2 O'clock on Sunday Morning - Forty Business Houses Fall a Prey to the Flames - Loss Over $300,000, Insurance Aggregating $200,000.

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GREENVILLE, August 17. - The Banner and Herald combined forces to-day and issued the following extra, giving the particulars of the great fire:

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Greenville has again been visited by the demon of destruction. Already she has passed through fires, cyclones and the great hotel horror, but each time she has emerged from the sea of ruins to become more prosperous than before, but this (Sunday) morning has witnessed the crowning calamity so far as the destruction of property is concerned.

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At 3 o'clock a fire broke out mysteriously in the rear of the wooden buildings occupied by J. L. Beal, grocery, and J. N. Herndon, furniture dealer, on south Stonewall street. It is uncertain which building the fire took hold on first, but it was the work of a dastardly incendiary. The wind blowing strongly from the south, the flames spread with alarming rapidity, ...

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The little city that was so prosperous and proud but yesterday, is sorrowful today. Hopes were bright, the town was becoming solid and beautiful, and the county had recently completed a beautiful court-house. ... Today there stand black walls and ruined heaps [sic] from blasted homes, and desolation reigns where prosperity recently stood.&nbsp; ... It will take time, but Greenville will rise again."

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The Dick Hubbard Fire Company worked nobly, but unfortunately their engine got out of order. But for this the fire could have been checked at Washington street, and the destruction would not have been half so extensive.

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After the brick block was in flames the heat was so intense that the fire boys were powerless.

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The following details of the losses and insurance are as accurate as it is possible to obtain at this hour, though doubtless there are some mistakes and some crude estimates:

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Hunt county, Court-house building, $40,000; insurance, $81,000.

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After the floor of the second story of the court-house had burned through, Mr. C. W. Collin, the tax collector, offered $100 to any one who would go into his office and get out his private papers. Mr. Phil. Roberts went in and secured them, but received a painful wound in the hand.

[http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/txmap.htm Texas Counties Map]. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

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{{TX Newspaper Abstracts|Hunt}}

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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1375599 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998] [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1320964 Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images]]<br>Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.

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*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]

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*[[Greenville Texas Family History Center]]

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*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=193605&subject_disp=Texas%2C+Hunt&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog]

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*[http://txgenweb.org/ TXGenWeb project]. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select&nbsp;the county

County Courthouse

County Clerk has birth, death and burial from 1903, marriag and land records from 1846, probate records from 1800’s, military records form early 1900’s and court records from 1967; District Clerk has divorce records[1]

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death/burial date and place. For general information about Texas denominations, view the Texas Church Records wiki page.

Court

Land

After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions, including deeds and mortgages, have been recorded by the county. You can obtain copies of these land records by writing to the county clerk at the county courthouse. For more information, see Texas Land and Property.

The FamilySearch Catalog lists microfilm copies of deeds, trust deeds, and mortgages of many counties.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Hunt County, Texas Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Texas Local Histories.

Probate

Probate records of Texas have been kept by the probate clerk in each county courthouse. You can obtain copies of the records from the clerk's office. In most counties, all information pertaining to a probate case is recorded in the "probate minutes."

Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their places of residence.

Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records.

Taxation

Texas tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information, see the wiki page Texas Taxation.

1846-1910Texas County Tax Rolls lists FHL films with county tax lists. The lists vary by county and year. Most records are between the years of 1846 - 1910.

Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images]Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.